Singletary had 50% of what it takes to be a great coach. He has the tenacity, love,emotion and intensity. He just needed a way to transfer that into his players. Kinda like magic johnson, he loved the game so much and had such a drive that when he saw players who didnt have that, he didnt know what to do.
Yeah I always thought of him as a great Drill Instructor just not a true general. I thought he instilled great values in his guys, he was inspiring, he just wasn't a very good tactician.
Magic Johnson when he stepped away from coaching---I'm paraphrasing but it was basically "When I played, Kareem, Kurt Rambis and I sat in the locker room after wins or losses and talked about what we had to do to get another ring. I walk into this locker room and hear these guys talking about who has the nicer cell phone. I can't deal with this."
Terence McClain you mean ron jeremys evil twin right? Tomsula makes erikson the head coach before mike nolan look smart. At least erikson had an excuse for his idiocy he was a freaking drunk. Whats tomsulas exscuse he was used as a soccer ball as a baby?
@@detpistons4l401 Because it's the "coach ripping on a player in public" trope that the media hates. No matter how correct the coach is, the media will rip the coach. In the end, he was right for going on this tirade. He wanted to win so badly that he wanted only people who wanted to win, not people who wanted to lose. Vernon Davis slapping a player in the face for no reason, and then getting a 15 yard penalty on top of it is a losers mentality. Can't win when you take penalties like that.
Davis was a flash in the pan, the product of a being a primary focal point (to his credit, admittedly) of his team's red zone offense for a few years and not that much more aside from his size/athleticism. He is fortunate that his coaches dialed so many play calls that were engineered specifically to feed him the ball. IMO this really inflated his value, at least his perceived value. Mark my words, he may not be all that old -- Vernon is 5-7 years younger than Antonio Gates (who is unusually old but still a top-5 TE in the NFL regardless of his age) -- but he has already played his best football. I mean to say that ("his best football") in every sense of the phrase; in a literal sense, statistically... however you wanna slice it. His stats may climb next season, and probably will, relative to this past year's injury-plagued disappointment. How can they not?? But regardless of that, Davis is well on his way to reverting back to the selfish player he initially appeared to be when issues both on and off the field had many of us convinced he would be a TOTAL bust, especially given his 3rd overall NFL pedigree. It's in his character to take shortcuts, put himself before the team, and rely on his physical gifts to get by... such is the attitude responsible for him *almost* never even getting his big payday at all. Anyone who gives him a big contract on the back nine of his career deserves the disappointment they are setting themselves up for.
Mike Singletary change the culture of this team. He is the reason that Jim Harbrough had the formula and pieces, all he had to do was take them the next level, and that is what Jim did.
This is who the Lions need as a head coach! If you listen to Vernon Davis now, he credits Mike Singletary with turning him around. I pray some team gives him another shot.
In many ways, Mike Singleterry had a huge role in making the 49ers the team they are today. He disciplined the players and made them check their egos out the door. Humility. Without it, Jim Harbaugh wouldn't of had the success he had (having to deal with entitled brats). Made the team development that much better.
No he didn't. Mike Singletary is a silly man that likes to joke around and have fun. Mike Singletary performed in the Bears embarrassing "Superbowl Shuffle" song where he showed his true colors. The man was a class clown and shame on people for falling for this tough guy discipline nonsense. Mike Singletary would rather be at a karaoke bar laughing the night away.
This speech reminds me of what I go through every Saturdays at work. I tell my co-workers that I’d rather work with 2 people on shift than work with 1 person knowing that person is going to be deadweight and I have to carry him. Cannot work with him. Cannot make money with him. Can’t do it.
The Niners needed Singletary to come back and bench Vernon again this season. Holding out and missing practice for more money? Can't catch shit all season? Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. CAN'T DO IT.
You do realize Singletary performed in the infamous Bears "Superbowl Shuffle" right? At heart he is silly and likes to play around too much. That's why I find it amazing people fell so hard for his tough guy discipline schtick. Freaking unreal.
he sounds like my dad... i dont know how many times ive heard him say "im from the old school" and stuff like attitude is everything and it takes heart lol... so i can fully appreciate this rant... CANT DO IT!
For everyone commenting that Mr. Singletary was the “stepping stone,” and the dutiful “drill instructor” to prepare the Niners for “General” Harbaugh; it did my heart good to see them come up short in the Super Bowl. How fitting that it was another legendary Middle Linebacker that put a stop their chances in that game. I love the cosmos.
As a long time 49ers fan. This is the coach that made the 49ers defense. That in turn made the forty niners a top nfl team again. I miss him I wish we could have him back as a defensive mind again
never got the credit he deserved..he helped to reverse the luck of this franchise, but never was able to take that next step with them because of that 2010 season..
AMEN BROTHER--- I always said He set this team in the right motion, and got the quality guys we needed to win ,, he just didnt have the head coaching pedigree.. .i wish he could be on this team as a linebackers coach or something so he could experience the ride to the superbowl ...
Mike Singletary had difficulties coaching people that weren't like him. He was extremely passionate, but his mind didn't really understand the QB role for instance. He almost certainly saved Vernon's carrier, and made him a better person to boot. I wouldn't want SIngletary as a head coach, but as a linebacker coach, and in your locker, definately. He's gon through a lot of difficulties in his life, with tragedy and he's always pushed forward. He's a winner. Not a brilliant, but a hard worker
Singletary is only lacking the x's and o's part of the game. Put him as a defensive coordinator for 2-3 seasons under a smart coach. Give him the way to turn his passion to game management and he'd be amazing.
No matter what Mike S. Is always going to be considered a great football player and a 49er ex coach that inherited a bad 49er team, but also as the one that enlighten Vernon Davis mind in how to be a TEAM PLAYER. Ever since Davis been a BEAST!!!!
I love his old school style and he did the right thing by pulling JT O Turnover for Shaun Hill and sending Vernon to the locker room early for his emotions hurting the team. It's about the team first. I love his old school style, it's all about RESPECT!!
You can say what you want about Mike Singletary as a coach, but Vernon Davis learned a valuable lesson that day. The moment helped mold him into the player and teammate he is today. Good for you, Vernon.
Yall stop hatin on this dude, he did the best he could and he genuinly wanted the best for the team, he just didnt have all the skills as a coach, he made great draft choices and free agent pick ups,, we gotta give this man his due...
Great interview... he can be a bit over-the-top if I may but I respect him as a great player and a fiery coach... he is helping San Fran get better each year. I think the niners will make the playoffs this year.
honestly....this guy is the back bone to this niner success....without him honestly this team would not be as mentally tough and hard nosed without mike...thank u mike....you probably wont get the love but u deserve it
Agreed. After he blew up on Vernon Davis, he became a team player. Remember Vernon was a diva before then and had a huge complex. Mike Singletary didn’t have success on the field much but he got the players in line which then lead to Harbaugh’s success. Also was the first one who gave Alex Smith a vote of confidence which lead to him starting to play better towards the end of the year before Singletary was fired.
This is the man who changed VERNON DAVIS. Coach Singeltary is going to change this 49er team as long as he coaches. We're headed to the top baby I smell playoffs.
Mike, please come & be a coach here in Cleveland... I loved your intensity as a player & i love it now... Hope you make it to the stars in the NFL... Always a fan... Celestino...
We need men like this, forth right, to the point and straight forward. Excellent. These are the great leader types......believe me I know. Absolutely awesome !
Jim Caldwell took the Indianapolis Colts to 10 and 14 win seasons, and look where that got him. The measure of a coach is not the wins, it is the influence and respect he has with his players. That said, I think you're right about Harbaugh and Singletary. Singletary is a legend, he is just not cut out to coach. Harbaugh was literally born with a coaches blood.
Singletary did all the hard work. Harbaugh is good at coaching and is a great leader but he came in at the perfect time. Singletary brought in the personnel and matured them and harbaugh got them all mature and willing to work together. Not one of these coaches is better than the other.
Singletary was and still is about the team. He has the battle hardened attitude of mike ditka and buddy ryan. The whole of the team is greater than the sum of its parts. I would love to play for a coach like that.
when Vernon Davis caught that TD, this was what I remember at the same time......Singletary had a tremendous effect on the 49ers as A TEAM. very evident.
as dumb as singeltary was. He really did change Vernon as a player and most importantly a leader/person. Look at him now hes a beast. And a lot is owed to Mike for the transformation. Mikes down fall was it was the only player he cared about lol
Singletary does have a contribution to the success of the 9ers. Singlertary brought discipline and attitude to the 9ers, starting with vernon davis. He built up key players to the niners of the success they have now. Harbaugh deserves his credit but there has been times when coaches get axed and another coach comes in and gets all the glory as if they haven't come to a place where a foundation is built. Tongy Dungy built grudens sb bucs as an example, so singletary deserves his.
singletary changed the culture of the 49er locker room. he deserves more credit for the team's current success than he's getting. it was nice for jim harbaugh to walk into a situation where he had a talented roster and the know-how to use it.
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My friend referred me to this video when I was a bad wingman last night
+duvalkc should have more votes
thanks for the idea to your friend i'm sending this to my friend now because my buddy was a horrible wingman last weekend.
ha ha good idea
Best Comment Lol
duvalkc nice
Singletary had 50% of what it takes to be a great coach. He has the tenacity, love,emotion and intensity. He just needed a way to transfer that into his players. Kinda like magic johnson, he loved the game so much and had such a drive that when he saw players who didnt have that, he didnt know what to do.
good post
Yeah I always thought of him as a great Drill Instructor just not a true general. I thought he instilled great values in his guys, he was inspiring, he just wasn't a very good tactician.
Magic Johnson when he stepped away from coaching---I'm paraphrasing but it was basically "When I played, Kareem, Kurt Rambis and I sat in the locker room after wins or losses and talked about what we had to do to get another ring. I walk into this locker room and hear these guys talking about who has the nicer cell phone. I can't deal with this."
👍great assessment!
Excellent constructive criticism.
"Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them, can't do it"
Greatest quote ever
And Vernon changed his act after this speech too. I love it.
this is a perfect quote for managers across the globe. I want Winners!
Singletary was the stepping stone for the 49ers success, respectively.
I have to say I agree with you wholeheartedly on that. he set up their defense and really got their asses whipped into shape.
and Tomsula is the stepping stone for failure and stupidity
Terence McClain you mean ron jeremys evil twin right? Tomsula makes erikson the head coach before mike nolan look smart. At least erikson had an excuse for his idiocy he was a freaking drunk. Whats tomsulas exscuse he was used as a soccer ball as a baby?
@Sir Charles You pulling the race card, you little bitch?
@@VicInNocal Race card? More like facts card.
This man gave the truest speech ever delivered by a coach.
Matt M So much passion behind his words. You can't buy that, you can't teach that.
YES!!!!
Facts Cant Win With Him Either
No Herm Edwards did
He’s the Donald Trump of coaches?
Jim Harbaugh needs to send this guy a Thank You basket
He’ll have to send it to heaven
Without this, Vernon Davis does not become the player he is today.
gotta go through struggle first in order to be successful in life!
Vernon would tell you that himself.
@@DustinBlythecheck out his interview with Edelman. Said exactly that himself
He was better until Bam Bam Kam Chancellor clobbered the shit out of him on Sunday night football in Seattle in 2022. An epic moment...
can't do it.
He ended up being right. I still remember how badly the media started to portray Singletary when this happened.
How does this make him look bad? Sounds like a good coach to me. Maybe Vernon Davis shouldn’t be so selfish
@@detpistons4l401 Because it's the "coach ripping on a player in public" trope that the media hates. No matter how correct the coach is, the media will rip the coach. In the end, he was right for going on this tirade. He wanted to win so badly that he wanted only people who wanted to win, not people who wanted to lose.
Vernon Davis slapping a player in the face for no reason, and then getting a 15 yard penalty on top of it is a losers mentality. Can't win when you take penalties like that.
If it wasn't for Singletary, Davis wouldn't be in the league let alone a top 5 TE.
LOL TOP 5 TE, MORE LIKE TOP 20
PunaniLicker69 He is top 5.
PunaniLicker69 When this was posted he was top 3. Grok, Graham, and VD.
Davis was a flash in the pan, the product of a being a primary focal point (to his credit, admittedly) of his team's red zone offense for a few years and not that much more aside from his size/athleticism. He is fortunate that his coaches dialed so many play calls that were engineered specifically to feed him the ball. IMO this really inflated his value, at least his perceived value. Mark my words, he may not be all that old -- Vernon is 5-7 years younger than Antonio Gates (who is unusually old but still a top-5 TE in the NFL regardless of his age) -- but he has already played his best football.
I mean to say that ("his best football") in every sense of the phrase; in a literal sense, statistically... however you wanna slice it. His stats may climb next season, and probably will, relative to this past year's injury-plagued disappointment. How can they not?? But regardless of that, Davis is well on his way to reverting back to the selfish player he initially appeared to be when issues both on and off the field had many of us convinced he would be a TOTAL bust, especially given his 3rd overall NFL pedigree. It's in his character to take shortcuts, put himself before the team, and rely on his physical gifts to get by... such is the attitude responsible for him *almost* never even getting his big payday at all.
Anyone who gives him a big contract on the back nine of his career deserves the disappointment they are setting themselves up for.
MFBloosh bullshit he ran a 4.38 and did over 20 reps I believe 25 reps at the combine and was awesome before he got there.
I'd run through a brick wall for this guy. Wow!
I want Winners I want people that wanna win!
You might try bud. But you wouldn't get very far.
Mike Singletary change the culture of this team. He is the reason that Jim Harbrough had the formula and pieces, all he had to do was take them the next level, and that is what Jim did.
This is who the Lions need as a head coach! If you listen to Vernon Davis now, he credits Mike Singletary with turning him around. I pray some team gives him another shot.
Bears need him worse!
This is 10 years old now but Detroit got their Singletary in the shape of Dan Cambell
Like fine fucking wine
In many ways, Mike Singleterry had a huge role in making the 49ers the team they are today. He disciplined the players and made them check their egos out the door. Humility. Without it, Jim Harbaugh wouldn't of had the success he had (having to deal with entitled brats). Made the team development that much better.
I agree
No he didn't. Mike Singletary is a silly man that likes to joke around and have fun. Mike Singletary performed in the Bears embarrassing "Superbowl Shuffle" song where he showed his true colors. The man was a class clown and shame on people for falling for this tough guy discipline nonsense. Mike Singletary would rather be at a karaoke bar laughing the night away.
This speech reminds me of what I go through every Saturdays at work. I tell my co-workers that I’d rather work with 2 people on shift than work with 1 person knowing that person is going to be deadweight and I have to carry him. Cannot work with him. Cannot make money with him. Can’t do it.
Great speech from a great man.
Mike is a winner, and winners know how to do one thing very well--WIN!
Greatest truthful rant in the history of pro sports... Also reminds me of Patrice O’Neil rip- “Women don’t want to win, they want a winner!”
a man speaking the truth. passion to win and wanting to win can't be taught. you either have it or you don't
This video symbolized a shift in Culture for me as a whole.
Mike couldnt grasp the Selfie in the end zone celebration Generation.
The Niners needed Singletary to come back and bench Vernon again this season.
Holding out and missing practice for more money? Can't catch shit all season? Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. CAN'T DO IT.
You do realize Singletary performed in the infamous Bears "Superbowl Shuffle" right? At heart he is silly and likes to play around too much. That's why I find it amazing people fell so hard for his tough guy discipline schtick. Freaking unreal.
Niner Faithful knows EXACTLY why I'm here today.
He built most of that roster that harbaugh took to the super bowl
Everyone forgets
I wish Singletary became a coach for the Bears. Man that would be fucking awesome.
I quote him on "I want winners" almost daily!
Speaking the truth, this is not a rant in my opinion by "Samurai Mike"
Singletary was Never given enough credit for this
This and the “you play to win the game” rant from Herm Edwards are my two favorite coach rants ever.
Both so damn true.
Sorry but none can beat the Da Bears are who we thought they were speech. Lol
@@john_doe_smith If you want to crown ‘em, then crown their ass!!!
@@ryanatorryanson9535 everybody played 3 quarters!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
De'Vondre Campbell brought me here
I AM HERE TO LET KYLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG. UNACCEPTABLE
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the comments. I think he never got the chance to be great. We all have greatness built in us..
Watch Vernon Davis’s take on this on Edelman’s channel. Vernon and Singletary remain on good terms to this day. Vernon is an amazing dude.
I'm just here so I won't get fined
How I felt about Zay Flowers after the AFC championship game.
I don't understand why he doesn't have job in the nfl
He does now for the rams
+Renegade fuck stan kroenke
he was in HS but had 1-21 record and quit because he wants winners
he sounds like my dad... i dont know how many times ive heard him say "im from the old school" and stuff like attitude is everything and it takes heart lol... so i can fully appreciate this rant... CANT DO IT!
He told Vernon Davis he would rather play with 10 guys on the field and just take a penalty every play then have him in the game...
He put Vernon in the hall of fame.
They should play this postgame press conference on loop in Canton. Best coaching rant ever.
He's right
For everyone commenting that Mr. Singletary was the “stepping stone,” and the dutiful “drill instructor” to prepare the Niners for “General” Harbaugh; it did my heart good to see them come up short in the Super Bowl. How fitting that it was another legendary Middle Linebacker that put a stop their chances in that game. I love the cosmos.
I can see why he was the Captain of the great 1985 Bears defense.
As a long time 49ers fan. This is the coach that made the 49ers defense. That in turn made the forty niners a top nfl team again. I miss him I wish we could have him back as a defensive mind again
When they ask why im toxic in league of legends 0:50
I'm so rooting for the 49ers this year. I love Mike Singletary's mentality. I hope they win at least 10 games.
never got the credit he deserved..he helped to reverse the luck of this franchise, but never was able to take that next step with them because of that 2010 season..
Ill always have love for coach Singletary
If they ever make a movie about the Niners, Denzel Washington has to do this part.
The Spark that began the 49ers journey back to relevance in the early 2010’s.
oh man this guy is a beast
I love Coach Singletary for this.
He's so awesome!
One of the greatest coaching rants I've ever seen. Everything he says is so true.
"CAN'T DO IT!" Coach singletary is the shit!!
Fucking yeah he is. I love how he says "Can't do it."
How sixers fans feel about Ben simmons
AMEN BROTHER--- I always said He set this team in the right motion, and got the quality guys we needed to win ,, he just didnt have the head coaching pedigree.. .i wish he could be on this team as a linebackers coach or something so he could experience the ride to the superbowl ...
"Can't do it!"
I love Mike Singletary. Great linebacker, will be a great coach. He tells the truth - what more can you ask?
still relevant in 2019
And 2020
Mike Singletary had difficulties coaching people that weren't like him. He was extremely passionate, but his mind didn't really understand the QB role for instance. He almost certainly saved Vernon's carrier, and made him a better person to boot.
I wouldn't want SIngletary as a head coach, but as a linebacker coach, and in your locker, definately. He's gon through a lot of difficulties in his life, with tragedy and he's always pushed forward. He's a winner. Not a brilliant, but a hard worker
Singletary is only lacking the x's and o's part of the game. Put him as a defensive coordinator for 2-3 seasons under a smart coach. Give him the way to turn his passion to game management and he'd be amazing.
No matter what Mike S. Is always going to be considered a great football player and a 49er ex coach that inherited a bad 49er team, but also as the one that enlighten Vernon Davis mind in how to be a TEAM PLAYER. Ever since Davis been a BEAST!!!!
Motivated me to get up off my ass and start going hard again
I love his old school style and he did the right thing by pulling JT O Turnover for Shaun Hill and sending Vernon to the locker room early for his emotions hurting the team. It's about the team first. I love his old school style, it's all about RESPECT!!
" I want winners" I got the T-shirt... Oh yeah!!!
You can say what you want about Mike Singletary as a coach, but Vernon Davis learned a valuable lesson that day. The moment helped mold him into the player and teammate he is today. Good for you, Vernon.
After Evan engram drop... I want winners 💯🎯
Yall stop hatin on this dude, he did the best he could and he genuinly wanted the best for the team, he just didnt have all the skills as a coach, he made great draft choices and free agent pick ups,, we gotta give this man his due...
He should be in the NFL again, he just had a crappy young team when he coached. Put him in Cleveland or Oakland.
With another crappy young team?
+MrSinister718 Cleveland yes..Raiders are stacked
Great interview... he can be a bit over-the-top if I may but I respect him as a great player and a fiery coach... he is helping San Fran get better each year. I think the niners will make the playoffs this year.
CAN'T DO IT!
I love living in this era when you can literally see things like this anytime you want.
This is the real shit
honestly....this guy is the back bone to this niner success....without him honestly this team would not be as mentally tough and hard nosed without mike...thank u mike....you probably wont get the love but u deserve it
Imagine saying this today, with these woke crybabies🙄🙄🙄🙄
Agreed. After he blew up on Vernon Davis, he became a team player. Remember Vernon was a diva before then and had a huge complex. Mike Singletary didn’t have success on the field much but he got the players in line which then lead to Harbaugh’s success. Also was the first one who gave Alex Smith a vote of confidence which lead to him starting to play better towards the end of the year before Singletary was fired.
If you're a rams fan are you excited about him joining the rams? I am
fuck stan kroenke
What position? Like what coaching position? Linebacker coach?
Because he is black
wow. This man, means what he says. Inspirational, to the point and forth right. Very very solid. powerful. I like him.
R u listening, AB?😁
This is the man who changed VERNON DAVIS. Coach Singeltary is going to change this 49er team as long as he coaches. We're headed to the top baby I smell playoffs.
the coach sucked but really good point he's making and good speech
Mike, please come & be a coach here in Cleveland...
I loved your intensity as a player & i love it now...
Hope you make it to the stars in the NFL...
Always a fan...
Celestino...
We need men like this, forth right, to the point and straight forward. Excellent. These are the great leader types......believe me I know. Absolutely awesome !
I saw Vernon Davis yesterday, his kids go to the same private school as mine. LOL!
I like this guy. I hope he turns the team around. This rant will go down in history.
I remember watching this live like it was yesterday
No doubt! Mike is right on the money. It is about time that a coach puts these million dollar athletes in their place. Great Job!
This is when I became a big fan of Mike Singletary..I like his attitude..
Jim Caldwell took the Indianapolis Colts to 10 and 14 win seasons, and look where that got him. The measure of a coach is not the wins, it is the influence and respect he has with his players. That said, I think you're right about Harbaugh and Singletary. Singletary is a legend, he is just not cut out to coach. Harbaugh was literally born with a coaches blood.
I work as a manager and this is the same type of speech I felt like giving today.
Singletary did all the hard work. Harbaugh is good at coaching and is a great leader but he came in at the perfect time.
Singletary brought in the personnel and matured them and harbaugh got them all mature and willing to work together. Not one of these coaches is better than the other.
It’s a shame Mike never worked out as a head coach, how the hell didn’t they run through walls for that dude
How does his career as a player have anything to do with him coaching other men? Did you think he could magically make them play like he did?
Singletary was and still is about the team. He has the battle hardened attitude of mike ditka and buddy ryan. The whole of the team is greater than the sum of its parts. I would love to play for a coach like that.
when Vernon Davis caught that TD, this was what I remember at the same time......Singletary had a tremendous effect on the 49ers as A TEAM. very evident.
as dumb as singeltary was. He really did change Vernon as a player and most importantly a leader/person. Look at him now hes a beast. And a lot is owed to Mike for the transformation. Mikes down fall was it was the only player he cared about lol
Spoken like a true legend! I can go to war with a leader like this!
Singletary does have a contribution to the success of the 9ers. Singlertary brought discipline and attitude to the 9ers, starting with vernon davis. He built up key players to the niners of the success they have now. Harbaugh deserves his credit but there has been times when coaches get axed and another coach comes in and gets all the glory as if they haven't come to a place where a foundation is built. Tongy Dungy built grudens sb bucs as an example, so singletary deserves his.
singletary changed the culture of the 49er locker room. he deserves more credit for the team's current success than he's getting. it was nice for jim harbaugh to walk into a situation where he had a talented roster and the know-how to use it.
that wasn't a rant, that was a man stating the facts and making a point about the discipline of his team. great stuff singletary.
My Falcons need to give this guy a call. We can use a Real Football GUY in Atl. Loosing shouldn't feel good at all.